Cuff for knickers



Patented Aug. 6, 1929.

UNITED STATES 1,723,028l PATENT OFFICE.

i JOSEPH FRIEDMAN, OF DES MOINES, IOWA, ASSIGNOR TO SHEUERMAN BROTHERS, OF

DES MOINES, IOW, A CORPORATION' OF IOWA.

A Curr 'non KNICKERS.

Application'led November 15, 1926. Serial N0. 148,457.

This invention relates to sports knickers, and particularly togolf knickers. l

The chief object of my invention is to provide means whereby the lower ends of the leg portions of the knickers may be sup ported in proper relation to the wearers limbs in such a manner that the said lower end of the leg may be provided with a bagged portion.

More specically it is the object of my invention to provide an improved culf portion constructed of pliable knittedvmaterial and arranged with means whereby the lower portion of the cuff may be snugly secured about the wearers limb and permit the upper portion to sag downwardly and outwardly and overhang the lower edge of the cuit, and at the same time provide means` whereby the size of the cuff maybe leasily and quickly adjusted. My invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully'set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved knickers.

Figure 2 is an enlarged, sectional view of the cuff portion of the lower end of the leg portion.

Figure 3 is an inside view of the cuil1 tion in the flat.

Figure 4 is a detail sectional view of the cuff portion and the lower end of the leg portion, showing the manner in which the cuff portion is secured thereto.

The numeral 10 indicates generally the knickers, having leg portions 11. Said leg portions are curved inwardly at the point 12 and are each provided with a cuit portion 13. Said cuff portion is formed of pliable knitted material of rectangular shape, the material being folded longitudinally and having its free side edges supported adjacent to each other. A band of elastic webhing 14, having rubber bands 14L interwoven therein, is then placed between the folded sides of the cuff portion 13, having one edge adjacent to the folded edge of said cuff portion, said band being of a length substantially equal to the length of the cuit. One end of said band is then secured in position by means of a row of stitches 15 extending porthrough the overlapping ends of said cuff and at the same time to the end of the said band. .n

The inner face of the opposite end of the cuit 13 is provided with a reinforcing band 16 .which is formed of non-elastic material and is secured into position by means of a row of stitches 17 which secure the adjacent ends of the overlapping portions of the cutis 13 together, and also the adjacent end of the band 14 into position. The central portion of the band 14 is loosely mounted be` tweenthe overlapping side portions of the cuff. The overlapping side edges of the cuff are then secured to the lower end of the leg portions 11 by a row of stitches 1S, withv the band 17 on the inner face of the cuff. Button holes 19 are formed which extend through the cuit' portions and the band 17. The lower one of the holes y19 also `extend through the band 14. The opposite end of the cuitl 13 is provided with buttons 20.

The cuit 13 is ot a length somewhat less than the circumference of the opening in 'the lower end of thelegthe lower end of said legportion being gathered to lit the upper edge of the cufat the time the cuff and said leg portion are sewed together. One end of the cuff is designed to overlap the other end when buttoned into position. It will be seen that the size of the opening through the cuil may be varied by adjusting the position of the buttons relative to the cutr'. On account of the opening in the lower end of the leg portion 11 being larger than the cuii", the upper end of the cuit` will be stretched so that when the ends of the cuit are buttoned together, the upper end will be larger than its lower end. The leg portions 1l are of such length that when placed in position the lower ends of said leg portions, together with the top end of the cuit', will bag downwardly and outwardly over the lower end of said cuff, and permit the lower end of said cuff portion to move longitudinally inside of and relative to the leg portion without stretching out the bagged portion of the leg, due to the fact that the upper edge of the cuff portion is formed of pliable knitted material, while the lower por-tion of the cuff is firmly supported on the wearers limb by means of an elastic band. ySaid band is preferably constructed of a webbing having a series of small rubbery bands interwoven therein parallel with the lower edge of the band, and also the lower edge of the culi'. This band is so constructed that it is free to stretch longitudinally but has a considerable amount of stiffness against crinkling down when secured in position on the wearers limb. The elastic knitted material may be such as commonly used for cuE purposes on various garments, having a considerable amount ofelasticity as well as being pliable. For convenience, however, I have used the term pliable knitted material as referring to the cuff thus constructed, while the term elastic and flexible material refers to the band constructed somewhat as abovedescr-ibed, and capable of being stretched longitudinally and at the same time having stiffness against crinkling down when the garment is placed in position on the wearers limb.

It will be seen that I have provided knickers having an improved cuff of comparatively cheap construction, and which may be cheaply and quickly secured in position, and when so secured provides a culf which will cause the lower end of the leg portion of the knickers to bag properly.

I claim as my invention:

1. A knicker, a cuff for each leg, each of said cuffs being formed of a rectangular piece` of knitted material and folded with the edges of one folded portion lying adjacent to the edges of the other folded portion, a band of elastic webbing secured between said folded portions and adjacent to the folded edges of they same, a reinforcingl band supported adjacent to one end of the inner surface of said cuff, the said reinforcing band and the adjacent en ds of said cuff` and said elastic band being stitched together, the opposite end of said cuff and the opposite end of said elastic bandalso being stitched together, the side edges of said cuff and the lower edges of the leg por-tion of said knickers being stitched together with the lower ends of said cuff overlapping, the reinforcing band and the cuff portion adjacent thereto being provided with button holes, the opposite end of said cuff having buttons to coact with said button holes.

2. A knicker of woven material, a cuff for each leg, each of said cuffs being formed of a rectangular piece of knitted material and folded with the edges of one folded portion lying adjacent to the edges of the other folded portion, a band of elastic webbing secured between said folded portions and adjacent to the folded edges of the same, a reinforcing band supported adjacent to one end of the inner surface of said cuff, the said reinforcing band and the adjacent ends of said cuff and said elastic band being stitched j together, the opposite end of said cuff and the opposite end of said elastic band also being stitched together, the cuffs being of a length less than thecircumference of the opening of the lower ends of said legs, the lower ends of said leg portions being gathered and stitched to the upper edge of said cuff with the ends of said cuff overlapping,

and means for detachably securing said overlapping ends together.

Des Moines, Iowa, November 10, 1926.

JOSEPH FRIEDMAN. 

